AP Vocab: Unit 13 Flashcards

definitions, S/A, sentences

9526891940	abet	(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) ANTONYMS: hamper, hinder, impede he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others	0
9526891941	aver	(v.) to affirm, declare confidently SYNONYMS: assert, asseverate, avouch ANTONYMS: deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim During the interrogation, the suspect did nothing but aver his innocence.	1
9526891942	blatant	(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense SYNONYMS: flagrant, glaring, egregious, disagreeably loud ANTONYMS: inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty She saw straight through her unfaithful husband's blatant lies	2
9526891943	broach	(v.) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to pierce (a keg, cask) to draw off liquid (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks Candace was afraid to broach the subject of divorce to her abusive husband.	3
9526891944	buttress	(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen (n.) a supporting structure SYNONYMS: (v.) bolster, reinforce, shore-up ANTONYMS: (v.) undermine, weaken, impair Because someone had designed the walls without a proper buttress, the whole building collapsed within a year after it was built.	4
9526891945	carousal	(n.) noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking) SYNONYMS: drinking bout, drunken revel, binge Let's head over to Jim's for carousal and camaraderie.	5
9526891946	collate	(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some scientific purpose SYNONYMS: sort out, cross-check, rearrange Does our boss want us to collate these documents by company name or by order number?	6
9526891947	connoisseur	(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts SYNONYMS: authority, savant, pundit ANTONYMS: ignoramus, philistine, yahoo The wine connoisseur swirled the chardonnay in her glass and made note of the crisp taste.	7
9526891948	disconsolate	(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation SYNONYMS: grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless ANTONYMS: cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty Nicole was disconsolate after the breakup and refused to allow her friends to comfort her.	8
9526891949	encumber	(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder SYNONYMS: overload, saddle, hamper, clog ANTONYMS: unburden, unload, relieve The tax new plan will encumber many average Americans to the point where they cannot take yearly vacations.	9
9526891950	foment	(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm SYNONYMS: instigate, incite, stir up ANTONYMS: quell, quash, squelch, suppress If the dictator thinks you're trying to foment turmoil in order to start a rebellion, he'll have you executed on national television.	10
9526891951	grisly	(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly SYNONYMS: gruesome, gory, hideous ANTONYMS: pleasant, delightful, attractive It takes the makeup artist several hours to apply the cosmetics that turn the actor into a grisly monster.	11
9526891952	herculean	(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercase h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength SYNONYMS: mighty, powerful, arduous, onerous ANTONYMS: puny, Lilliputian, bantam It took herculean effort for the men to dig themselves out of the collapsed mine.	12
9526891953	impassive	(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless SYNONYMS: emotionless, stoical, unemotional, insensible ANTONYMS: emotional, passionate, excitable He kept his own features impassive but truthfully, her words pierced him to the core	13
9526891954	inauspicious	(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future SYNONYMS: unpropitious, unpromising, untimely ANTONYMS: propitious, favorable it was an inauspicious beginning to the surgeon's career when he killed someone by making a very avoidable mistake	14
9526891955	incontrovertible	(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute SYNONYMS: incontestable, indisputable, indubitable ANTONYMS: debatable, dubious, open to question Inconvertible evidence was used to finally put away the ruthless serial killer.	15
9526891956	nonplussed	(adj.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss SYNONYMS: perplexed, baffled, stumped, flabbergasted ANTONYMS: poised, confident, assured The embarrassed foster child was nonplussed when his classmates asked about his parents.	16
9526891957	opportune	(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time SYNONYMS: timely, appropriate, felicitous ANTONYMS: untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate With all of the mobile applications being sold for millions of dollars, now is an opportune time to become a mobile developer.	17
9526891960	predilection	(n) a liking, preference SYNONYMS: fondness ANTONYMS: dislike He has a predilection for shellfish, so it was no surprise when he ordered the shrimp Alfredo instead of the chicken Alfredo.	18
9526891958	prolific	(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse SYNONYMS: fruitful, fecund, proliferous ANTONYMS: barren, unproductive, sterile, sparse before furniture making, mahogany was once prolific in the tropical forests	19
9526891959	rejoinder	(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit SYNONYMS: answer, reply, response, riposte, retort After the he called her out, she tried to make some cutting rejoinder but none came to mind	20
9526891961	magniloquent	(adj) expressed in lofty or high -flown language( often in the sense of being pompous or over-elaborate) SYNONYMS: boastful, bombastic ANTONYMS: terse The actor delivered a magniloquent monologue, peppered with metaphors and obscure words	21